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Vol. 35—No. 4 Newberry, S. C. 29108, Thursday, May 13, 1971 S3 PER YEAR Field named in Kirkland’s honor Harvey B. Kirkland, head football coach at Newberry Col lege from 1952 until 1967 and the present director of physi cal training, was honored Mon day night when it was announc ed that the College’s practice field had been named the Har vey B. Kirkland Athletic Field. The announcement was made by Dr. A. G. D. Wiles, presi dent of the College, at the an nual athletics awards banquet; the College’s Board of Trustees approved the action during its semi-annual meeting last week. A 1937 graduate of Newberry College the Batesburg native coached at Bamberg High, Car lisle Military School and Sum merville High School before he joined the Newberry College coaching staff as head football coach and director of athletics in 1952. During his 16 years as New berry’s head football coach, Kirkland guided the Indians to 72 wins, 77 losses and 11 ties. He was + he South Carolina Coach of the Year in 1953 and again in 1962, and the Carolinas Conference Coach of the Year in 1967. In 1965 and 1967 his teams received the Carolinas Conference J. D. Messick Sports manship Trophy. Three of Kirkland’s fellow coaches suggested the honor for Kirkland: E. W. “Red” Bur nette (line coach for Kirkland and baseball coach for many years); Fred Herren (present head football coach); and Nield Gordon (present head basket ball coach). Council asked to restore Willowbrook City Council heard a plea from Dewey Kinard for the re storation of Willowbrook Park rt its regular meeting Tuesday night. Mr. Kinard reviewed the history of Willowbrook and then pleaded with the city fathers to restore the park to its origin al beauty, especially for the older citizens of the city. Mayor C. A. Shealy, Jr. told Kinard and members of council that plans are being made for the restoration of the area, and that except for facilities for small children the major use for the area will be for a park with trees, flowers and shrubs. Plans call for benches and tab les to be put throughout the pjrK. In other business council pre sented a certificate to Tau Kap pa Epsilon fraternity at New- (Continued on page 8) MEET NEW PRESIDENT — Newberry College President-elect Frederick B. Irvin, and Mrs. Irvin, center, chat with President A.G.D. Wiles, left, and Board of Trustees Chairman A. Hart Kohn Jr., after an nouncement of Dr. Irvin’s election at the board mee'ing last Thursday morning. The Irvins will come to Newberry about August 1st. He will assume the presiden cy upon Dr. Wiles’ retirement on Septem ber 1st. (Sunphoto) Register by Saturday for hospital bond issue Heavy docket scheduled for • • | a Sixteen carry-over cases and over 100 new ones are on the docket for the May Term of criminal court which convenes here next week. Cases brought forward from past terms include: W’illie Albert Robinson, mur der, Larry Shealy, failure to stop for law enforcement ve hicle, Richard Derrill Longshore heard in Chambers; James Harris and Phillip Curry, as sault and battery of a high and , aggravated nature, Otis Clarence Garner driving vehicle under influence, Wiley Reynolds driving vehicle under suspension of license and driving under in fluence, William Eugene Lan caster, Marshall Webster White, Don Ray Johnson Robert Rich ards, Jr. and James Clyde Mor gan, night hunting, Charles Epps, Odell Whitner and Mor ris Epps, assault and battery with intent to kill. New cases to be presented to the Grand Jury include: Henrietta Hall, two counts of leaving child alone exposed to danger of ifre, two counts of murder, one count of arson,Tom mie Lee Williams, attempting to break and enter and house breaking and larceny in night time; H. B. Sharpe, attempting to break and enter, housebreak ing and larceny, night time; James Ray Harris, same two counts as previous two, Hoyt D. Miller, two charges of for gery; James Roy Williams, re sisting arrest; Randy Long, Ol- in Clyde Wessinger and Wayne Boland, malicious injury to el ectric wires; Larry Powell, pas sing worthless check; James Edward Harrison, violation of Sec. 46-343, 2nd offense, Joe (Continued on Page 8) Saturday, May 15 will be the last date for persons who do not have registration certificates to obtain them for voting in the June 15th hospital referen dum. /n • • | B listed Well over 100 cases will be on the docket when the May term of General Sessions court con venes on Monday, May 17 with Honorable Francis B. Nichol son, resident judge of the 8th Judicial Circuit, presiding. The Grand Jury will report for duty on Monday at 9:30 a.m. and the Petit Jury will report on Tues day at 9:30 a.m. The following were drawn to serve as jurors: T. Clyde Tindall, Allene S. Franklin, Virginia C. Ellis, Wil lie B. Wilson, Paul G. Corley, Sarah B. Nobles, Hilliard F. Livingston, John A. Leopard, Harold M. Fulmer, Martha B. Kinard, Donald R. Shealy, Ida M. Hawkins, Harold N. Bowers, Ruth E. Wessinger, Burlington A. Fretwell, Elizabeth Glymph, James W. Kesler, Beutord F. Shields, Kemmie A. Bailey; Also, Daisy E. Morris, Zalia R. Hawkins, James L. Feagle, Ellis H. Fulmer, Elizabeth S. Burgess, William E. Attaway, G. Robert Hawkins, Sylvia D. Williams, Arnold M. Gilliam, Richard P. Foster, Fred Rich ardson, Andrew B. Hawkins, Juanita S. Hitt; Also, William B. Kitchen, El- on F. Eargle, Jacob A. Bowers, Ozie C. Krell, Vinnie L. Sweet- enburg, James A. Senn, Mary Frances Moon and Esther H. Sloan. The County Registration of fice on the ground floor of the courthouse (Lindsay Street en trance) will remain open dur ing this week and until 5 p.m. Saturday to issue certificates. Persons who have previously registered and voted in at least one of the last two statewide general elections need not re register. However, failure to vote in at least one of the last two elections would cause a voter’s name to be withdrawn from the registration lists. Robert D. Schumpert, chair man of the hospital board’s Public Relations Committee, to day emphasized that within a few weeks, a number of per sons will receive notices that their names have been removed from the registration lists be cause they were not shown as having voted in one of the past two statewide elections. “This does not mean that such persons will be unable to vote in the hospital referen dum,” Mr. Schumpert said. When a voter receives notice that his name has been re^ moved from the registration list, he has only to call the Board of Registration, 276-1964, and request that his name be be reinstated. There is no time limit on making this request. It can even be made at the polls on the day of the refer endum, Mr. Schumpert said. He urged that all persons who have never had a registration certificate to get one this week, and that those who receive not ice that they have been removed from the lists to contact the Registration Board immediate ly. Band concert to be Friday The Newberry High School Band will present its Spring Concert at the high school aud itorium Friday night at 8 p.m. “Music for Everyone” is the theme cf this year’s concert. Among the selections vvhich will be performed is “America”. The arrangement will be the same as played by the A11 State Clinic Band at Furman University in February. The band will also play “Tamerlane’’, a selection u'hich it played at the state concert festival. Danny Hazel, cornet soloist, will be featured in the arrange ment of “Granada”. Danny was a member of the All State Clinic Band for 1971, and received a Superior rating for cornet solo at (he State Solo and Ensemble Contest recently held in Aiken. Among other selections will be “Theme from Love Story” and “Battle Hymn of the Re public”. The band has had an out standing record this year. It. received .third place rating in the State Marching Band Con test, and Superior rating in the (Continued on Page 8) Academy names headmaster The Newberry Academy has secured the services of Mr. Her bert W. Baucom, III as head master for the 1971-72 session. Mr. Baucom comes highly re commended from the John de la Howe School, McCormick, and from the Cambridge Aca demy in Greenwood where he is now serving. Mr. Baucom attended Wood ward Private School in Wash ington, D. C. He is a graduate of Mars Hill College and Wake Forest University. While in Greenwood he has been very active in the First Baptist Church of which he is a mem ber. He is also a member of Sertoma International and the Greenwood County Recreational Department. He is married to the former Mary Ann Dean of Oxford, N. C. They have three child ren: Tim, David and Melinda. He and his family will move to Newberry at an early date as he will take over his duties at the Academy on June 1st.